Sulky-plow



.s. K. SEELYB.

. SULKY PLOW.

No. 288,873. Patented Nov. 20, 1883.

(No Model.)

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SEYMOUR KELSEY SEELYE, OF HUDSON, MICHIGAN.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 288,873, dated November 20, 1883.

Applicaiion filed July 20.1883. No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SEYMOUR KnLsnY SEELYE, of Hudson, in the county of Lenawee and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sulky-Plows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a part of a sulky-plow to which my improvement has been applied, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the tongue and the forward part of the plow-beam. Fig. 8 is a cross-section of the same, taken through the line so a, Fig. 2.

The object of this invention is to prevent the tongues of sulky-plows from springing down, and thus to promote uniformity of depth in plowing, and increase the durability of the shares and other parts of the plows.

A represents the wheels, and B the arched axle, of a sulky-plow.

C is the plow.

D is the plow-beam, and E is the tongue, which is secured to the beam D by the brackets F G and the bolts H I. In the drawings the tongue E is represented as being made with a hingejoint; but the tongue may be made rigid, if desired.

J is a truss-ro d, the ends of which are bolted or otherwise secured to the under side of the front and rear ends of the tongue E; or the rod J can be extended to the rearward, and its rear end secured to the plow-beam, or the frame of the machine. The middle parts of the rod J are held down from the tongue E by brackets K, attached to the lower side of the said tongue E, and through the outer ends of which the said rod passes, and the said rod is put under the requisite tension by a nut, L, secured upon its end.

The rod J may be made of metal or wood,

or may be a rope, strap, or chain. In case a rod or bar be used and the tongue is jointed, the said rod or'bar must also be jointed, so that it will not interfere with the proper working of the said tongue. \Vith this construction the tongue will be held from springing down and allowing the rear end of the plowbeam to rise should the plow strike hard ground, or a stone or other obstruction, so that the plow will be made to run at a uniform depth. With this construction, also, the plow will be held to its work, so that the plow can be used with a dull point or share that would prevent a plow without the improvement from working properly. This improvement also steadies the plow, so that it will ride easier, and will be less liable to break the point than when the tongue is allowed to spring, as in the ordinary construction.

I do not abandon or dedicate to the public any patentable feature set forth herein and not hereinafter claimed, but reserve the right to claim the same, either in a reissue of any patent that may be granted upon this application, or in other applications for Letters Patent that I may make.

I am aware that it is not new to stiffen a pole or other article by means of a trussrod and connecting-brackets, the truss being made adjustable to regulate its tension; but my sections of tension-rod are jointed directly under the joint of the pole E, so that both may be turned together laterally and correspondingly; hence hat I claim as new and of my invention The combination of a jointed tongue and a jointed truss-rod, J, the rodjoint being directly under the tongue-joint, as and for the purpose specified,

SEYMOUR KELSEY SEELYE.

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